Pieced by Ardis Mistak. Machine quilted by Quilters’ Heaven.
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Red HotMeredith Montross
Strips are cut into 60 degree triangles & sewed into hexagons, It’s amazing what can be done with one 5-1/2 yard piece of fabric. There are many variables in arranging all the hexagons. Lots of fun! Quilted by Sue DiVarco.
Elephants Never Forget-And Neither Do We: The 2010 Good Mourning Bereavement Camp QuiltJane Moore
Machine piecing and quilting, ribbon embellishment; hand drawn squares by kids and families of Good Mourning. The quilt squares were created by bereaved children and families of Rainbow Hospice’s Good Mourning program. This is Jane Moore’s 16th Good Mourning Quilt.
Batiks GaloreRhonda Newman
Machine pieced and quilted. This quilt was started the day my youngest daughter left for her semester abroad. She had picked out the pattern. She loves batik fabric. I wanted to keep busy working on a new project while she was gone. So, I went into my stash. This quilt includes about 45 different fabrics.Continue reading “Batiks Galore
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Over the RainbowAnita Northdurft
Machine pieced; machine quilted. I love the way everything outside sparkles when the sun comes out after a good rain. The bright colors I love remind me of the rainbow and flowers. This quilt was begun in a class at Pieceful Hearts and finished at a retreat with my quilt bee. Machine quilted by ChristyContinue reading “Over the Rainbow
Anita Northdurft
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FiremenKatie Ordover
Machine pieced and quilted.
McKenzie KayKatie Ordover
Machine pieced. Longarm quilted by Sally Evanshank, Windy City Quilting. I like to use black in baby quilts for an element of sophistication.
Frank’s FollyPhyllis Paulo
Designed & pieced by Phyllis Paulo. Machine quilted by Debbie Bookman, Quilt is comprised of cycling jerseys representing some of the events that Frank has participated in during the last 25 years; Paris Brest Paris, Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI), North Shore Century, Texas Hell Week, Tour of the Mississippi River Valley (TOMRV), BigContinue reading “Frank’s Folly
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North & HalstedBeth Polonsky
Machine pieced, machine quilted. My nephew Greg bought his first home and he wanted a black & white quilt. I needed to add a little color (artistic license).
BumpsBeth Polonsky
Raw edge appliqué, machine quilted. A NSNG Summer Seminar with Melody Johnson inspired me to design this piece.
A Tree Grows in IndyBeth Polonsky
Raw edge appliqué, machine quilted. I took a value class with Katie Pasquini in Indianapolis as it was easier to get to than New Mexico.
Old TimerMarilyn Pospishil
The purchased squares were machine pieced. Everything else I did by hand including putting the top together, the quilting & binding. I found these five blocks at an antique store in Goshen, Indiana. The fabrics and unusual combinations appealed to me. I designed it to be used as a wall hanging or a table runner.Continue reading “Old Timer
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It’s in the CardsMarilyn Pospishil
Every stitch on this quilt is done by hand. I took half a quilting class in 1978. I started this quilt for my son and made 30 card trick blocks in 1979. I have moved them from place to place for 30 years. My goal, upon retirement was to develop the necessary skills to completeContinue reading “It’s in the Cards
Marilyn Pospishil
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Signal Hill RoadJulie Rivera
Hand dyed using Nassen Technique on silk. This piece represents childhood memories of being outside. Cat tails from Honey Lake, the fence I used to climb on and finding wildflowers.
All Things AfricanValerie Rodelli
Pieced, couching, threadwork, embellished with beads & silk fibers, machine quilted & stamped. I began this quilt 13 years ago and had no idea of how to complete it. It was put away until this year. When looking at it recently, I suddenly knew how to embellish and stamp it to complete it. Glad IContinue reading “All Things African
Valerie Rodelli
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Gingko SunriseValerie Rodelli
Hand dyed fabric, appliqué, machine embroidered, machine quilted. Although the pattern was for a nightime gingko, I wanted mine to be a morning gingko. Thus, I changed the color palette to make it “Gingko Sunrise.”
Dusk in ArgentinaValerie Rodelli
Freeform collage modeled after a photo taken in Argentina. Threadwork over collage, machine quilted. This was an attempt to duplicate a sunset I saw while in Argentina. The silhouette of the tree against the sky was beautiful. There were marshes behind these trees.
Pain Scale #1Martha Ross-Mockaitis
Machine pieced & quilted, paper piecing. After taking a class by Roberta Levin at the IQI Quilt-In Retreat using this pattern for a table runner, I found this pattern visually captured my personal up and down, bright and dark experiences of physical pain over the last 20 years.